Valve-actuating means



' June 6, 1944. s, JACKSON VALVE-ACTUATING MEANS ls sheds-Sheet 1 Fil'gdMarch 11, 194s June 6, 1944.

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vALv'E-AGTUATING MEANS Filed March 11 194s s sheets-sheet 2 me/who@ S.JACKSON June 6, 1944.,

VALVE -ACTUATING MEANS Filed March l1 1945 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 PatentedJune 6, 1944 "Stonewall Jackson-Columbua Gag assigner toV Morton'MachineWorks, Columbus, Ga., a oor e poration of Georgia.

YApplieatien Maren, 1,1, 194131,; serrer Ne. asser..

4 Claims. (Cl

The invention relatestovalve, actuation.' and isdesigned primarilyforthe operation of. the now-reversing valve of a dye vat or the like, toalternately direct the dye liquor from theoutside in, and from theinside'out, and the principal object is to provide a rather simpleyet`'reliable mechanism for automatically attaining this en d. In'thisconnection," aV further aim is to make novely provision'for showing at aglance inwhich direction the dyeliquor isrflowing e u d Y The actuatingrmechanism for the reversing valve isl operated-by-,a pressure uid(prefer ably compressed air) acting against a piston in al cylinder,and. another object is to providefor easily mountingsaid actuating.mechanismY and.

iorY holdingit rigidlyinV place.k u

The above mentionedpressure lluidmust, be

directed rstto one end ofl thepressure cylinder and then to the, other,and astill further., aim is ltof make novel. provisionvior accomplishingthisend. f, With the foregoing in view,A the ,invention resides in thenovel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, descriptionbeing accom` plished by reference to theaccompanying draw-v ings.

.Figure- 1 is afront Vention.

Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are sectional; views as; indicated by theelines 2-2,3c--3 and 4-4 of Fig..1. A preferred construction has` been illustratedand. will; be. rather specifically described, with the understanding,however, that .within the scopeof the invention `as claimed, variationsmay be made. Moreover, whileV the invention is intended primarily foruse in connection with dyeing equipmena'it` isto` be..understood that itis not* restricted to this rparticular iie'ld of iuse. Liquid-conductingmeans; is. shown including two laterally spaced 4parallel reaches :5 andE, rigidly connected by a lbra'nch 1. The reach 5 includes a valve body8 in which there is an oscillatory valve member 9, this referencecharacter 9 being applied to the operating or shaft portion of the Valvemember as it is the only portion shown in the drawings. One end of thebranch 1 is, in the present disclosure, formed by an elbow I secured bya anged coupling II to the upper end of the valve body 8, the boltswhich secure the anges of this coupling together, being shown at I2 forfurther reference. The reach 6 and the branch 'I are preferablyelevation showing.v the in.-

formed from a T coupled at I3 to the elbow I0.

Thus, the uid-conducting means formed by the 5137-78): demente s,l I1,is, io, ujizfena a., is,` ef. inherently rigid nature.

A rigid .bracket I4 is, secured .to thev reach 15. and projectsforwardly therefrom said bracket d beingin the present disclosure.providedA with a forked inner end l5 Which- Straddles. the lower.

end of Vthe `elbow IIJ and is. secured to theflangedl coupling I I by a.number of its. bolts. l2.4 The. outer end of this bracket VL4 hasjariintegrali head I6 projecting downwardly therefrom, the lower. side ofsaid head being formed with a horizontal T-.slot II. Immediately abovethe-head I6, a 1ug,I8 projects'. upwardly frornfthev bracket Il, and, areinforcingl web I9 may well' be. integral. with said lug and bracket,ask shown.

p A. horilzontalfrack 20. of T-shape in transverse. section is. slidablymountedA lin the.: 'IT-slot IIsaidrack beingin meshzwith` a gearsegment. 2l. securk'edv to the oscillatoryvalve, member .9.' sor thatbyjslidirig` ,Said rack"20thevalve. member Sifwill` be turned to one:position or theA other, to. alternately. 'reyersethl'ow of the. ydye,liquor;

A second bracketlzz. of rigid'cbnstnict'ion.'I is. rigidly secured tothe. reach .'6 offfthe. liquid'.- condu'cting means, said bracket.aiidlfreach. being preferably secured together Vby .providing the formerwith a clamp' `23. vsurrounding said` reach,- said clamp including.'clamping .bolt 24.. The outer or forwardjend of.' thelbracket 22.rigidly` supports `a pressure `cylinder 2.5 whichijs. secured thereto bycap screws or thellkel. Cylinder 25. contains` a piston 21, the pistonrod 281v of which. is secured to thev rack 20v above. described.; the,rack. being thus operable. by means. of the piston.V u

' A` small bracket'ZB' isfsnownsecured to one end of the. ylinder,25ffbyfonie. of. .the cylinder headbolts 3H.. Ahorizontalitebar 3lsecured. to this bracket 29 by as lcrew or thelike 32, and' the.apposite end yof sa'd'tiebar issimil'arly scpreda't 331e. thelug-loi thebracket 114i, The outer side ofthi-s tiei'ba'r 3Ipreferably carries thewords Outside-In and Inside-Out, cooperable with a pointer 3| secured tothe rack to indicate at any time the direction in whicy the dye liquoris flowing. Y l

It will be observed that the bracket I 4 is so anchored to the angedcoupling II that there is Yno danger Whatever of said bracket swingingto trolling a plurality of die vats or other machines I since in orderto do that it is only necessary to mally raised. Let it be assumed thatwhen both plungers are in raised position, they open both ends of thecylinder to the atmosphere; and that when either plunger isdepressedf-,it cuts off communication between ,one end ofthe cylinderand the atmosphere and simultaneously directs the pressure fluid intosaid end. Thus, the piston will be driven toward'the other end of thecylinder and this end will, at thesame time, exhaust to thevatmosphere..A, v

'I provide two cams 38` for depressinghrst one andthen the other of the-plungers 31, said'cams beingsecured tov V'a 'cam shaft 39 mounted' inappropriate 'bearings' 40. These bearings are'securedupon abase'Allocated Wherever desirable, and' jthe't wo valves 35" are also'secured'to said base. suitable ratchet mechanism 4 21is operativelyrfconnected with the cam shaft 39 for turning it in al step-by-stepmanner, and said ratchet mechanism may`be .driven by means oi anelectric motor, 'for' instance, mounted` on `the base"4l. "The motor maywell drive a, crankor the like (notf'shown) and motion may be transuselarger valves and feed lines. AI claim:

1. A hand mechanism of the class described comprising fluid-conductingmeans including two laterally spaced unidirectional reaches and a branchrigidly connecting said reaches, one of @said reaches having anoscillatory valve member at right angles to said branch. one bracket se-"cured to said one of lsaid reaches, a second bracket v secured to theother of said reaches, said brackets mitted to 'the ratchet,mechanism 42from said crankor .the `like by meansjof Ya klink 42.

'QWith respect tf j operation, Atheratchet mechanislni 4'2 slowly'turnsthe camshaft 39 andwhen one. of the"` cams'j38 depresses the subjacentplunger' 31 fthe pressureviluid is admitted into one endi'of'the`A`cylinder 2 5A to` force theY piston 2 1 in irection causes the rack20 and ,seg-

one A l m 2..l1tot'urn the valvemember `S'toone positici-into directthedyeliquor in oneV direction, forV example,fromthe outsidein. 'Thevalvemenivber :and .associated parts remainin this' position until the othercam 38 ldepresses the plunger 31 with 'which it is cooperable, whereuponthe positionsof. parts are reversed with the result that thelflow ofdye' liquor is reversed. These operations continue automatically as longas the mechariism is in operation`.` l 1 'i From the foregoing, taken inconnection with the' 'accompanying drawings, it will be seen that noveland advantageous provision has been made for carrying out the objects ofthe invention, and while'preferred'features havebeen illustrated anddescribed, attentionfis again invited `to the possibility of,V making`,variations` within' the scopeA ofthe inventionasclaimem"1'. i

.l It will'v be .understood ,that the valve-.actuating mechanismmay `hejused Yfor operating' or 'conprojecting from said reaches in a. directionat r right angles ,to-said branch, a. cylinder mounted 1l5.`

r member slidably engaged at one end with said guide and connected atits other end with said piston,'means operatively connecting saidreciprocatory member Withsaid valve4 member, and actuating-fluid-controlmeans for said cylinder.

2. A structure as specified in claim 1; together with a rigid tieVparallel with said reciprocatory member and secured at its ends to saidouter end of said one bracket and saidv cylinder respectively, 'said tieand reciprocating member being adapted to carry indicating means-forshowing thevposition of said valve member.A

3. A mechanism of the class describedcomprisingA fluid-conducting meansincluding two laterally spaced unidirectional vreaches and a. branchrigidly connecting said reaches,'one 'of said reaches having anoscillatory valve member at right angles to said-branch, said one ofsaid reaches .including a flanged coupling and bolts securing theanges'thereo'f together, one rigid bracket secured to said flangedcoupling by means oi?v said zbolts, a'second Vrigid bracket having anattaching clamp surrounding the other of said reaches, bothpf saidbrackets projecting from said reaches in a direction at right angles tosaid branch, 'av-cylinder secured to the outer end of said secondbracketand containing a piston, the outer end of said one bracket beingprovided with a guide substantiallyin alinement with said cylinder, areciprocatory member slidably engagedV at' one end with said guide andconnectedat its other'end'with said piston, meansv operativelyconnecting said reciprocatory member with said valve member, andactuating-fluid-control means for said cylinder. .v

, 4. A structure as specified in claim 3; together with a rigid tieparallelwith'said reciprocatory member and secured at lits ends to saidouter end of said one bracket and said cylinderrespectively, said tie.and -reciprocatory member` carryingcoacting indicating, means'for.showing the position of said valve member. 1 .STONEWALL JACKSON.

